How to Decorate a Pipe From a Wood Burning Stove

by Nicole Palmby

Decorating your wood stove pipe can help incorporate it into your room decor.

A wood stove can be a beautiful, rustic way to heat your home. While the stove itself can be a great functional, decorative piece in your room decor, you may think the stove pipe sticks out and ruins the overall look you want to achieve. Instead of looking at your stove pipe every day and seeing an eyesore, you can decorate the stove pipe to disguise it or incorporate it into the rest of the room.

Blend the Pipe with the Background

One option is to make the pipe blend in with the wall behind the wood stove. If the wall is a solid color, you can use matching high-temperature stove paint to blend the pipe so it is not an eyesore in your room.

Cover the Pipe to Hide It

When your wood stove is not in use, such as in warmer weather, you can decorate your stove pipe by covering it. This will hide the pipe itself and add color and decor to the room. Garlands of silk greenery and flowers can be wrapped around the stove pipe to hide it. The stove itself can be decorated in the same way. Do not wrap or cover the stove or pipe when you are using it. The pipe will get hot when in use.

Make the Pipe Stand Out

Another option for decorating your stove pipe is to make it stand out to coordinate with the rest of the room's decor. Use high-temperature stove paint to cover the pipe in a contrasting color from the wall behind the stove. You can use a color already in the decor of your room or a completely different color for the stove pipe. It will make the pipe stand out -- but in a way you want.

Use Stencils to Design the Pipe

Stencils can help you create a pattern or other ornate design on your stove pipe. When the pipe is cool, secure stencils to it with tape and use high-temperature stove paint to paint the stenciled designs onto the stove pipe. Any small, flexible stencil will work on your pipe for animal or abstract designs. You can also use painter's tape to make stripes to simulate a candy cane or other design. Using stencils will transform your stove pipe from purely functional into a work of art.

About the Author

Nicole Palmby began writing professionally in 2007. She has written for MacMurray College and has experience writing about education, sewing and crafts, health care and religious topics. Palmby holds a Bachelor of Science in English (creative writing) from MacMurray College.

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